Fashion Rules at Kensington Palace – London
We couldn’t make last week’s press viewing of Fashion Rules at Kensington Palace, so took the opportunity yesterday, to spend...
David Bowie is, V&A Museum
David Bowie is – which opens at the V&A this Saturday – is a breathtaking tour de force of sound and...
Lifework: Norman Parkinson’s Century of Style, National Theatre
We’ve always been huge fans of Norman Parkinson, and our editor distinctly remembers having a large poster of Young Velvets,...
The Queen: Portraits of a Monarch – Windsor Castle
At Windsor Castle’s Drawings Gallery, The Queen: Portraits of a Monarch is a truly fascinating and rather lovely exhibition which presents...
Valentino: Master of Couture
I know what women want. They want to be beautiful. – Valentino Garavani – This week we attended the grand...
Hartnell to Amies: Couture By Royal Appointment
Hartnell to Amies: Couture By Royal Appointment, now showing at the Fashion and Textile Museum, is a fascinating and rather...
The Little Black Jacket, Mini Palais
The Little Black Jacket exhibition, consisting of one black tweed Chanel jacket and 109 of Karl Largerfeld’s favourite muses, has...
Tim Walker: Story Teller, Somerset House
To its earliest audience the most magical aspect of photography was its ability to open windows onto the world: distant...
Hollywood Costume, V&A
Hollywood Costume – a new exhibition which opens tomorrow at the V&A – brings together a spectacular selection of iconic...
Palazzina Grassi Hotel – Venice, Italy
Palazzina Grassi is a breathtaking 16th century palazzo situated right in the artistic heart of Venice, minutes from Palazzo Grassi,...
Designing Bond: 50 Years of Bond Style
We’ve always been Bond nerds, (see our previous post on staying at Ian Fleming’s former home, Goldeneye) so was delighted when...
Diamonds: A Jubilee Celebration, Buckingham Palace
Last Friday, the day before the official summer opening of Buckingham Palace, we visited a remarkably quiet palace (if you...